3 papers
physics.optics2025
Strongly coupled photonic molecules as doubly-coupled oscillators
Kevin C. Smith, Austin G. Nixon, David J. Masiello
In this work, we present a field-theoretic model of strongly coupled photonic molecules composed of interacting dielectric cavities in a closed, perfect-electric-conductor domain.…
cond-mat.mes-hall2023
Inelastic scattering of transversely structured free electrons from nanophotonic targets: Theory and computation
Austin G. Nixon, Matthieu Chalifour, Marc R. Bourgeois +2
Recent advancements in abilities to create and manipulate the electron's transverse wave function within the transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning TEM (STEM) have ena…
cond-mat.mes-hall2023
Optical Polarization Analogs in Inelastic Free Electron Scattering
Marc R. Bourgeois, Austin G. Nixon, Matthieu Chalifour +1
Advances in the ability to manipulate free electron phase profiles within the electron microscope have spurred development of quantum-mechanical descriptions of electron energy los…